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Book A of the Mining Records of El Dorado Mining District, Lincoln Co., Nevada, June 1st, 1874, closed Dec. 31, 1887
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Southern Nevada The Boomtown Years 1900-1925
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West Point Mine
Notice
We the undersigned [not legible] of El Dorado [not legible] Mining District State of Nevada and citizens of the United States of America. Do this day locate and claim 1500 linear feet by six hundred feet in [not legible] forming we [not legible], as follows.
Beginning at the discovery stake and claiming therefore 750 feet on an easterly and 750 feet in a westerly direction on this the West Point Silver and Gold lode of mineral [not legible] rock in place. To a monument, thence from wash end monument Southerly a distance of there hundred feet, thence Easterly a distance of 1500 feet thence northerly to end monument 300 feet continuing on 300 feet to monument, thence westerly a distance of 1500 feet, thence southerly a distance of 300 feet to the place of beginning. Leaving the discovery monument in the [not legible] of said location, we claim all [not legible] allowed by U.S. and [not legible] to [not legible] claims 
[not legible] 1st 1882 [not legible] [not legible]
James [not legible]
Recorded at request of [not legible] [not legible] and James [not legible] this 9th day of [not legible] A.D. 1882 at 10 oclock P.M. H. [not legible] Records on [not legible] james [not legible] [not legible] Recorder